Plant secondary metabolites are vital for human health leading to the gain the access to
natural products. The quality of crops is the result of the interaction of different biotic and …

Vegetable crops show variable responses to stressful conditions with physiological,
biochemical, metabolic and morphological changes that occasionally lead to changes in …

Background As one of the largest transcription factor families in plants, the
APETALA2/Ethylene-Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) superfamily is involved in various …

The AP2/ERF family is one of the largest transcription factor families in the plant kingdom.
AP2/ERF genes contributing to various processes including plant growth, development, and …

Plants usually encounter multifactorial stresses in which two or more abiotic and/or biotic
stress factors are present simultaneously. Under multifactorial stress, plant growth and …

Abscisic acid (ABA)-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) proteins are reported to be
involved in drought stress responses. However, the function of maize ASR genes in …

Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) is a high salt-tolerant fruit, and ethylene response factors
(ERFs) play important roles in transcription-regulating abiotic tolerance. To clarify the …

Background ERF transcription factors (TFs) belong to the Apetala2/Ethylene responsive
Factor (AP2/ERF) TF family and play a vital role in plant growth and development processes …

Osmotic stress, caused by drought, salinity, or PEG (polyethylene glycol), is one of the most
important abiotic factors that hinder plant growth and development. In Arabidopsis, more …

Autophagy is essential for plant growth, development, and stress resistance. However, the
involvement of banana autophagy-related genes in drought stress response and the …